Hello all
I have visited the Caponga site. As far as purchasing land in Brazil is concerned, this is indeed one of the better options in terms of security. The infrastructure is in place, I have seen the access road (driven on it) and the electricity supply and internal roads are all there. I have also read a due diligence report from a lawyer and it does stack up. Regarding the potential returns there are a few aspects that I would bear in mind: Returns like this could be had pre-global crisis, however at the moment you have to lean towards conservative return estimates. 2009 is a year that you can buy at good prices, prices that are not inflated as have been in many parts of the world in recent years, however, do not expect stunning returns this year...be realistic. However, do not let the fact that this year the returns are not going to be outrageous to stop you from buying...like I said, this year you can buy at very good prices. 2010 will be the year where potential will start to become reality 2011 is set to be a year that will boom again in countries such as Brazil. Caponga is located in a good area, close to two large developments that are going ahead, Aguas Belas and Aguas Belas Beach...these are big developments with Golf courses etc and no doubt Caponga Beach will of course benefit from this also. If you want a solid, cheap investment in an area that will grow over the next 3-5 years you could do a lot worse than Caponga. Any other questions, feel free to ask...we at Liquid offer global investment options, however, we are focussing alot on Brazil at the moment because it is a strong market...in my opinion and for many of our investors...the strongest real estate market at the moment. I personally am spending a lot of time here in Brazil. I hope this helps. Anthony